The Warehouse Prison: Disposal of the New Dangerous Class
by John Irwin
John Irwin’s The Warehouse Prison: Disposal of the New Dangerous Class addresses the relationship between imprisonment and the social management of people labeled dangerous. Its title frames incarceration as warehousing, offering a critical sociological and criminological perspective on prisons, punishment, and social control.
About This Book
The Warehouse Prison: Disposal of the New Dangerous Class is a work by John Irwin focused on prisons and incarceration.
The title presents the prison as a “warehouse” and connects that concept with the disposal of a perceived new dangerous class.
The book’s subject lies at the intersection of criminology, sociology, law, and social policy.
It is suited to readers examining punishment, imprisonment, and the ways societies classify and manage people viewed as dangerous.
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